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Paryaaptam has two meanings: limited (smaller) & sufficient. Aparyaaptam too has two meanings: unlimited (larger) & not sufficient. As explained in the talk, Duryodhana is having conflicting emotions of ego and fear. This conflict is shown by the opposite meanings that come out of these words. He thinks that the Kaurava army is bigger, but not sufficient. Whereas, the Pandava army is smaller, yet sufficient. The first meaning shows his ego and the second meaning shows his fear. Hope this clarifies.

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Hari Om,

The ultimate aim of the Vedas is to take oneself to emancipation or Moksa, there is no contradiction between the final message of Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita. Vedanta being a darsana, the defintion of Moksa may be differ from darsana to darsana.

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As mentioned, such situations will always exist (and have existed). When something is not impacted me and mine, should I just focus on myself?

From what I understand, we need to realize what we can change and what we cannot (this is also mentioned in Ch2 – aparihāryārthe na tvaṁ śocitumarhasi, and in Ch18 when describing tāmasikakarma). My understanding is that if we have the means and the resources, we should act as long as it does not disturb us. This is part of the pañca mahāyajñas. I will not be able to sit down quietly if my family, my neighborhood, my community, and other extensions are turbulent. I need to do my part — that is also the duty we have (towards society, sanatanadharma, etc.). And if we do it with the right attitude (do the right thing, offer it to īśvara, take the results as prasāda and keep going), then this is part of the sādhanā. Part of the sādhanā is to prepare the mind and these kind of opportunities provide ways to purify the mind. This of course also depends on one’s disposition, etc. Some people will not be able to not act — for them it is better to contribute in some way (e.g. even participating in some protest, etc.); otherwise they will continue to feel that they didn’t do the right thing (it depends on their nature) and that generates more disturbance for them. Others, who are by nature lot more quiet, may not feel such an urge and they can contribute by different means.

The problem that you point out though is pretty broad and it becomes hard to discuss it in that context (e.g. terrorism in the world). But when I talk about the direct impact on my community due to propaganda and direct action, then it is my duty to spend some time to learn about it, educate others, and do whatever I should do to do the right thing. The key here is that I don’t want to fully get dragged into it such that I ‘become’ my anger/feelings/etc. So I must do it very consciously – I do want to maintain my peace of mind and ensure that the mind doesn’t get into the agitated state of mind (which is an indication that I’m not dealing with it as I should — agitation is a sign that I either didn’t do the right thing, didn’t offer the action to bhagavān, or there is anxiety about the result – meaning I don’t yet trust bhagavān to give me what is due, etc.). So, it depends on how resourceful I am, what stage of sādhanā I am in, what is called for, etc. but surely not doing anything doesn’t sound right (at least learning about the issue, and talking to members in the community to make sure they understand the issues… these kind of activities can be done).

This can be directly related to Arjun’s situation. He also didn’t want to do anything with the war. Just quietly exit and call it a day! You can also see what Bhagavān Saṅkarācārya did, Gurudev did, etc.